OMAN; CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC

PERSPECTIVESTHE FORETOLD STORY OF SALEM AND SALEEMA

AHMED AL MUKHAINI, CAPITAL MARKET AUTHORITY

Oman’s civilisation is not of structures nor Oman is a modern day creation. Oman has always been the gateway and connector among civilisations and cultures.

Country of God: Frankincense and Monotheism (old and new testament)

DIVERSITY

WHS

Over 1870 fortifications including over 670 towers and over 500 forts and castles, etc.

Ya’aribah and Al Bu Said Dynasties

Courtesy of Bait al-Zubair Foundation

LANGUAGES OF OMAN ( BY FAMILY) AND CULTURAL SUBSETS

• Arabic, Harsusi, Hubyut, Shahri (Jibbali), Bath-hariand Mahri

• Baluchi, Farsi, Kumzariand Sindi (Luwati )

• Swahili

• Hindi, Guajarati and Urdu

SALEM AND SALEEMA

6 YEAR OLD

Parents studied in Oman (62 HEIs) or abroad: Both working Both voters (30%)

80,000 births attended by health professionals 1000+ government schools or 170+ private schools:

102% enrolled in grades 1-6 96% enrolled in 7-9 and 10-12 grades

13% employees in the private sector Paid no personal income tax Life expectancy:77

2019

• Oman’s performance in terms of ranking from 2017 to 2018 was an improvement of 14 positions, the best ranking increase of any of the 140 economies.

•Pillar 1: Institutions, Terrorism incidence: #1. That is, it has the least terrorism incidents.•Pillar 1: Institutions, Organised crime:

#4•Pillar 1: Institutions, Reliability of police services: #5

•Pillar 1: Institutions, Future orientation of government: #7.•Pillar 2: Infrastructure, Quality of roads: #8•Pillar 4: Macroeconomic stability, Inflation: #1•WEF places Oman in the top 10 in terms of Safety and Security, and at #4 Oman is five positions higher than 2015, when the previous edition was published.

WEF Global Competitive Report 2018

• Planned Real GDP growth 5% per annum

• Better spatial planning and connectivity: sustainable and more livable cities:• Muscat as the new

pioneering GCC city• Muscat: hub of

financial services and technology in Oman)

• More productive economy:• Non-hydrocarbon

90%• Omanis:40% of

private sector employment

2040

Knowledge Economy

Innovation &

Automation

Learning and Development

NODES OF ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

Sustainable Environment

Governance

THANK YOU!AHMED.ALMUKHAINI@CMA.GOV.OM